Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ortley Apple
Ortley Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 15 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Oregon, Hood River, Hood River; Virginia, Arlington; New York, Tompkins, Ithaca, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Shull, James Marion, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ortley |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Shull, James Marion, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Hood River, Hood River; Virginia, Arlington; New York, Tompkins, Ithaca; New Jersey, Middlesex, New Brunswick |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 15 |
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000435, POM00000436, POM00000437, POM00000438, POM00000632, POM00000633, POM00000634, POM00000635, POM00000636, POM00000637, POM00000638, POM00000639, POM00000640, POM00000641, POM00000642.
